Chuckster Posted April 23, 2013 Posted April 23, 2013 I was thinking of having a tinker with Hyper-V Core and see how well the Hyper-V Replica works - you'd be mad not to since VMware is beginning to appear overpriced! My question is: do I need to install antivirus software when the only server role enabled is Hyper-V and the installation will be a Core Install and not Standard. Thoughts?
Arthur Posted April 23, 2013 Posted April 23, 2013 FWIW, Hyper-V MVP Aidan Finn, doesn't recommend installing anti-virus software on any Hyper-V hosts. 1
eduitsup Posted May 21, 2013 Posted May 21, 2013 If it's just a server core installation, as there is no GUI you're 10 times less likely to get a virus as there is nothing to really latch on to. I have never done it and only applied anti-virus on the child VM's and everything is dandy!
Psymon Posted May 21, 2013 Posted May 21, 2013 We do not have AV on our Hyper-V hosts - they also have no access to internet etc....
Chuckster Posted May 21, 2013 Author Posted May 21, 2013 Hey guys, Do you have your Hyper-V hosts as standalones or are they connected to the domain? How do you handle the updates for your hosts?
Psymon Posted May 21, 2013 Posted May 21, 2013 (edited) Domain joined (we have a physical DC to be safe). Updates pushed out through WSUS. Edit - physical DC is in place as our Hyper-V servers are clustered, cluster is an AD account so we need a DC up to start the cluster... Edited May 21, 2013 by Psymon
Chuckster Posted May 21, 2013 Author Posted May 21, 2013 If it's installed GUI-less then how do you go about installing the updates manually or do you have it configured to install automatically?
Psymon Posted May 21, 2013 Posted May 21, 2013 Once you log in you can type "sconfig" and you get a little text-based GUI to set up the basics (including Windows Update settings etc...).
Arthur Posted May 21, 2013 Posted May 21, 2013 If it's installed GUI-less then how do you go about installing the updates manually or do you have it configured to install automatically? Cluster Aware Updating does it all for you.
mattianuk Posted May 21, 2013 Posted May 21, 2013 No av on our cluster hyper v hosts. Both are dcs though
LCPSWolf Posted July 4, 2013 Posted July 4, 2013 (edited) While it sounds like the typical is to NOT install AV on the Hyper V host, if you do (or are required to) and you use AVG, please note you'll need to except some directories for HyperV to function well. I attempted to pull up the avg FAQ article, but it appears their site is down currently... Ah, here is the MS KB that's similar: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961804 from the poster's link above Edited July 4, 2013 by LCPSWolf
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